The Shemwell Family

Louisa Margaret Miller1859

Name
Louisa Margaret Miller
Given names
Louisa Margaret
Surname
Miller
Married name
Louisa Margaret Jackson
Married name
Louisa Margaret Cook
Birth May 1859 35 32
MarriageCookView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census August 29, 1860 (Age 15 months)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 months)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 7 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 7 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherGeorge T Miller
calculated 1868 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 9 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Shemwell
after July 1870 (Age 11 years)
Census August 1, 1870 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Gorrell
August 22, 1873 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Oliver C Jackson
1874 (Age 14 years)

Religious marriageJohn J JacksonView this family
August 31, 1876 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Nannie Jackson
1876 (Age 16 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
Rosa Bell Jackson
June 8, 1878 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 18 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#4
Joseph Jackson
1880 (Age 20 years)

Census June 15, 1880 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mary Maude Jackson
October 21, 1883 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Stella E Jackson
July 1888 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherWilkerson C Miller
1889 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Flossie Elsie Jackson
January 22, 1893 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 18, 1900 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Bruce BarrRosa Bell JacksonView this family
Type: Religious marriage
June 17, 1902 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Shemwell
February 1, 1903 (Age 43 years)
Death of a brotherGeorge T Miller
after February 1, 1903 (Age 43 years)

Marriage of a childSchuyler HodgeStella E JacksonView this family
1907 (Age 47 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Jackson Colfax Hodge
September 13, 1908 (Age 49 years)
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childRoy Edwin ManwarrenFlossie Elsie JacksonView this family
June 1910 (Age 51 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Frances E Barr
1911 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam H Miller
November 18, 1915 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 56 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 57 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Death of a brotherFrancis M Miller
December 10, 1918 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 58 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 60 years)
Death of a husbandJohn J Jackson
June 18, 1921 (Age 62 years)
Cause: Skull fracture - fall from a building
Death of a daughterRosa Bell Jackson
May 7, 1927 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterMary Hanna Miller
February 7, 1929 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 70 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Marriage of a childJohn S McCaffreyStella E JacksonView this family
Type: Civil marriage
February 17, 1940 (Age 80 years)
Death of a grandsonJackson Colfax Hodge
January 1, 1941 (Age 81 years)
Cause: Suicide
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 82 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 90 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a daughterMary Maude Jackson
November 12, 1959 (Age 100 years)
Death of a daughterFlossie Elsie Jackson
November 22, 1961 (Age 102 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 86 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 17, 1845Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
17 months
elder brother
4 years
elder sister
Mary Hanna Miller
Birth: March 14, 1853 29 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 7, 1929Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
6 years
herself
10 years
younger brother
George T Miller
Birth: calculated 1868 44 41Missouri, United States
Death: after February 1, 1903
Family with John J Jackson - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 31, 1876Pettis, Missouri, United States
-20 months
son
3 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
Rosa Bell Jackson
Birth: June 8, 1878 22 19Missouri, United States
Death: May 7, 1927St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
4 years
daughter
Mary Maude Jackson
Birth: October 21, 1883 28 24Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 12, 1959St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
5 years
daughter
5 years
daughter
Flossie Elsie Jackson
Birth: January 22, 1893 37 33Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
Death: November 22, 1961St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Family with Cook - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage:

Louisa Margaret Miller has 10 first cousins recorded

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Wilkerson C Miller - Household

Mt Sterling Twp, Pettis, Missouri USA

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Wilk C Millerhead36MWFarmerTN
Eliz Millerwife34FWKY
Francis Millerson13MWKY
William Millerson11MWKY
Mary H Millerdaughter7FWKY
Louise Millerdaughter1FWMO

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Wilkerson C Miller - Household

Cole Camp, Benton, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirm
Wilkerson Millerhead45MWFarmerTN
Elizabeth Millerwife44FWKeeping HouseKY
Francis M Millerson23MWFarmerKY
William H Millerson21MWFarmerKY
Mary H Millerdaughter18FWAt HomeKY
Louise M Millerdaughter11FWAt HomeMO
George S Millerson1MWAt HomeMO

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Wilkerson C Miller - Household

Washington, Johnson, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Miller, WilkersonWM56headMFarmerTNTNTN
Miller, ElizabethWF52wifeMKeeping houseKYNCVA
Miller, FrancisWF33daughterMKYTNKY
Miller, William HWM31sonMKYTNKY
Miller, LouisaWF21daughterMMOTNKY
Jackson, John WWM24son in lawMMOMOMO
Jackson, Rosa BWF2grand daughterSMOMOMO
Jackson, George FWM10grand sonSMOMOMO
Jackson, Oliver CWM6grand sonSMOMOMO
Jackson, Nannie WWF4grand daughterSMOMOMO
Jackson, Sarah E WWF19daughterMMOTNKY
Jackson, Joseph WWM1-m Maygrand sonSMOMOMO

All married? Francis is now Female -b

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John J Jackson - Household

Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas National Ave.

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Jackson, John JheadWMAug185742M22ILPNILPlasterer
Jackson, Louisa MwifeWFMay185941M2464MOTNKY
Jackson, Rosa BdaughterWFJun187821SMOILMOStenographer
Jackson, Maud MdaughterWFOct188316SMOILMOAt School
Jackson, Stella EdaughterWFJul188811SMOILMOAt School

6born - 4 living - older child? -b

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Louisa Margaret Miller - Household

St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Jackson, Louisa MheadFW49D64MOTNKYboarding house
Jackson, Mary MdaughterFW26SMOMOMOstenographer
Jackson, FlossiedaughterFW16SKSMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Roy E Manwarren - Household

St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Manwarren, Roy EheadMW29MNYUSNYsalesmantypewriters
Manwarren, Flossie EwifeFW25MKSILMO
Barr, Rosa Bsister in lawFW39WdMOILMO
Barr, Frances EnieceFW9SKSKSMO
Hodge, Stella Esister in lawFW30MKSILMO
Hodge, Jackson GnephewMW11SMONYKS
Cook, Louise Mmother in lawFW55WdMOTNKY